diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/backend-native.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/backend-native.c
index 64a4c25c1..f4bb37995 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/backend-native.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/backend-native.c
@@ -986,8 +986,11 @@ static void make_available_codec_list(struct impl *backend, struct spa_bt_device
 
 	for (i = 0; backend->codecs[i]; ++i) {
 		const struct media_codec *codec = backend->codecs[i];
+
 		if (codec->kind != MEDIA_CODEC_HFP)
 			continue;
+		if (!spa_bt_get_hfp_codec(backend->monitor, codec->codec_id))
+			continue;
 		if (device_supports_codec(backend, device, codec->id))
 			codec_list_add(codec_list, codec);
 	}